By Nneka Nwogwugwu
A nutritional lifestyle blogger, Brit & Co has revealed Aluminum’s potential health risks to human lives.
Aluminum foils are mostly used to package and preserve food in homes, restaurants or hotels.
Aluminum foil is made from aluminum, a metal that has been linked to Alzheimer’s and kidney disease.
Explaining further, the study said that some aluminum does leach into your food when you cook with foil and that amount increases when you use high heat or with acidic food like tomatoes, citrus, or vinegar. (You may notice some discoloration and dark spots on the foil).
Aluminum (like the kind used in deodorants) also has a connection to breast cancer. A few studies have shown “a disproportionately high incidence of breast cancer in the upper outer quadrant of the breast” — right where your body (and the often open pores of your underarms) is exposed to aluminum.
The study advised that though ease of clean-up is the primary reason most of people reach for foil, but parchment is just as convenient.
It can safely be used at temperatures up to 450 degrees Fahrenheit (meaning parchment won’t burn at those temperatures) and can be reused if it’s not too dirty (such as when baking cookies).